‘Curious Incident of the Dog’ recoups capital
Broadway show about a challenged teenager, based on the book by Mark Haddon, is a hit
The British have another hit on Broadway: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
Producers of the London hit said on Monday that the play has recouped its $4.75 million (Dh17.4 million) capitalisation.
It’s based on Simon’s Stephens’ adaptation of Mark Haddon’s best-selling 2003 novel. Both look at the world through the eyes of a smart yet very challenged teenager with an unspecified condition like Asperger’s syndrome.
The National Theatre put it in its smallest theatre in England and gave it a 40-performance run. But great reviews soon helped it jump to the West End’s Apollo Theatre, where it won seven Olivier Awards. Then the roof of the theatre collapsed during a December performance, injuring almost 80.
